Submitted by Abscess2 t3_109c6re in technology
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CTRL1 t1_j3xewxb wrote
That's what you get for buying a VR headset from Facebook of all companies. It's like opening a bank account at Golden Corral
Arizonatea11 t1_j3yd4un wrote
You misspelled Wells Fargo lol
Cheap_Phrase9912 t1_j415tub wrote
More like putring all your crypto in FTX.
xlltt t1_j40e5ld wrote
Which VR company would you recommend to buy from then ? Steam ? Isnt the price 2x ? Or maybe Vive also 2x ?
jeepster2982 t1_j3xtrp2 wrote
I guess I won’t be considering them this year when I buy a headset
empirebuilder1 t1_j3zmow6 wrote
You shouldn't have been considering them for any headset the second FB got their fingers in the pot.
It was obvious from the start they were gonna do nothing but stick their big data dick in the entire company for their own corporate goals, user experience and functionality went right to the bottom of the priority pile
squanchingonreddit t1_j3zmxx1 wrote
If you don't get their new profile system, they will delete all your games and data.
ShinyBloke t1_j424cr6 wrote
Once my occlus quest 2 updated and I was forced to update to meta, I've used it less and less.
It's still great for what it is, but I think now it's too late, and there's other options.
VAShumpmaker t1_j425fag wrote
Yeah, but fuck Palmer too. It's not like it was open source and for the Greater Good or anything before Meta
mbrellaSandwich t1_j41r2h1 wrote
The UX and functionality has gotten a lot better since the launch of Quest 2. You anti Facebook people are either lying, or just wrong. Not sure which.
AuthorNathanHGreen t1_j3y60wi wrote
Will they stop asking me to create various different accounts and link accounts together for it then? Create your occulus account! Now link your occulus account to your facebook account. Or do you just want a meta account? No, well too bad - make one! I swear to god I think I got another one of those "you can have a new new new account" emails a few months ago that I promptly ignored.
Agitated_Ad6191 t1_j3zopkp wrote
4 years is a short period and it’s not nice for the people who own it. But at the same time 4 years in VR developments is a very long time. The VR technology is advancing each year and it can’t and shouldn’t be held back by older headsets. Meta is and always has been very open about their goal with VR. Every headset that is introduced by Meta or an other company is a better than the previous ones. The problem isn’t necessarily Meta but the game or app developers who can’t or don’t want to support old headsets. Sony will also move forward with PSVR2, the headset is so different from the original that it can’t easily make games that work on both.
I personally hate it that almost every PS5 game is technically held back because it still has to work on an old PS4.
epic_null t1_j41kr0j wrote
I mostly hear you, however... I think it matters whether "ending support" means "no further advancements including bugfixes" or "your device is bricked".
Because you MUST sign in to Facebook to use the hardware (a fact I hate on its own), I expect this to be more of a "bricked" situation.
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p38fln t1_j427li0 wrote
Sony (and Microsoft) both have to fix their distribution issues before games can be made that don't support the last generation consoles
thedoommerchant t1_j3yt3ns wrote
Just offloaded mine on Mercari a few months ago. Never used it much and the best games (RE4 VR) were only developed for Quest 2. With the new requirements forcing users to have a Meta account I can’t see myself bothering with any future products from them. Looking forward to getting a PSVR2.
Sedierta2 t1_j3zius6 wrote
What's funny is you'll need a Sony account to use PSVR2 (and it doesn't support sideloading or jailbreaking like Quest does) but that's totally different
thedoommerchant t1_j3zjjac wrote
I’d much rather give my data over to Sony than Meta.
Sedierta2 t1_j3zjqdr wrote
Hey, at least Meta has FTC oversight. Sony has nothing (and has a history of being hacked)
AidenNo1 t1_j3zj2pe wrote
Good luck with the sales of future VR headsets.
dr_blasto t1_j3zcqwr wrote
They should be required by laws to support devices far longer. Goes for other electronic gadgets too.
fortfive t1_j40xd02 wrote
Perhaps not required to support, but they should be required to internalize all associated costs.
VAShumpmaker t1_j425b28 wrote
Meta sucks obviously, but it's not like I trusted Palmer any more.
The dude is a military contractor now, nothing good was ever going to come from the Oculus
akaBigWurm t1_j3zlw6d wrote
The Quest 1 was old hardware when it was released, I am all for meta cutting it off. However I think they should open it up like they did the Oculus Go.
Osoroshii t1_j412svx wrote
I had the Oculus Go and that was killed in less then 2 years. I think this is the way to keep up revenue in the company, by forcing your customer base into the newest devices.
jimboolaya t1_j41rbv4 wrote
It's too bad they don't open the drivers so the community can support them. It's all just more waste otherwise. They should be fined for that.
Wukongiscool t1_j3ykv3d wrote
That's fair, honestly I'm surprised it lasted that long.
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OfficialGameCubed t1_j400jqb wrote
I'm still using the original CV1. Has been a solid headset ever since I got it when it first came out.
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AppliedThanatology t1_j3z6oui wrote
Okay, as real as the Curse-of-Google is.... Meta is facebook, not google.
GrandmasBoy69 t1_j3xx1yv wrote
When did they end support for the GameCube? It still works fine. This will be no different
Zenketski_2 t1_j3zgqxd wrote
Wow thats a really dumb and wrong take.
dnkmmr69420 t1_j3y5c85 wrote
its connected to the internet so you can't install anything and meta probably will send out a software update that makes it not able to boot up
nimsshow t1_j3xflsz wrote
Guess it was more of a side Quest